The Crimean War: 1854–1856 (Essential Histories) - Softcover

Sweetman, J

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1841761869 ISBN 13: 9781841761862

Publisher: Osprey Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

This bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade, now immortalised in film: in the words of Tennyson, 'Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred'. It relates the reports made by the first real war correspondant, William Russell of the London Times - reports which served only to highlight the army's problems - and memorialises the heroic deeds of Florence Nightingale, who struggled to save young men from the most formidable enemy in the Crimean War: not the Russians, but cholera.

About this title

From the Publisher:

This unique series studies every major war in history looking at all the aspects of war, from how it felt to be a soldier to the lasting impact of the conflict on the world around it.

About the Author:

John Sweetman, former head of Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ,and long-suffering supporter of Portsmouth F.C., is the author of numerous books and articles about the Crimean War including a biography of Lord Raglan.

About this edition

• Publisher: Osprey Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1841761869
• ISBN 13: 9781841761862
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 96